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Remove Nintendo GameCube Optical Drive Assembly

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  1. Remove Nintendo GameCube Optical Drive Assembly, Top Case: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Remove Nintendo GameCube Optical Drive Assembly, Top Case: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Remove Nintendo GameCube Optical Drive Assembly, Top Case: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Turn over the Gamecube so that the bottom side is facing up.

    • Use the 4.5 mm Gamebit screwdriver to remove all four screws.

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    • With the bottom side of the GameCube facing upward and the screws removed, carefully pull the outer shell of the unit away from the top half.

    • Move the GameCube so that the inside is facing upwards.

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    • The left side of the unit contains the cooling fan and its housing.

    • Carefully remove the two screws attaching the cooling fan housing to the unit.

    • Do not detach the red and black cooling fan wire from the main unit. Boxed in orange.

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    • Remove the four Phillips #1 screws retaining the ground springs.

    • Carefully remove the ground springs from the main unit.

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    • The optical drive is secured to a metal plate.

    • Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, unscrew the twelve screws that are around the outer edge of the optical drive.

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    • Carefully separate the optical drive assembly from the rest of the GameCube unit.

    • The optical drive assembly is secured to the motherboard underneath by a slot; some force may be required to carefully free the assembly.

    • The metal plate and the actual optical drive will remain attached.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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